The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-02


lrson or regular eesss'penessl'
OUR WARRINGTON LETTER.
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"Ash'""'oN' - - Nss' -
Civil Service Commissioners Edger-'
tom's reply % she strictnrss of Nr. Geo.
W Cur,is, IN she civil servite system is
al that The true ffiends of re:orm have
riRhs "a expecs, showing. o. Il noes that
President Cleveland aud The Democratic
psrsv have redeemed their pledgeb In
that regard, Il least 10 the foil letter Of
the civil service acl II II frankly !ad-
misted that more Democrats than Re-
puhlicAma are appointed hecnu<e kepnh-
iicsn pnlisicisns have snssered me falss
idea ,has members of sh.s party had no
chance. thus d"sesrinG msmy from At
tempsint al examination, while on the
other haad Democrats had nolhin9 70
discourage their aspirations. Mr.. Ed
qerton asserts most positively that the
political opinion Of the candidates for
places are not known - any case, anu
that ali the names 81 those who pass An
Examination are rated ~ the order o.
merit on the iist o. si'x'o'fs Inc Dem
ncrasa who have criticised the sdm'm-
isiration for falling - turn re rascsn
out" fast enough. st.ou'd certainly n"n
some comfort IL e'nh, ing the Feinr"s "f
decapi,a,ibus ns made ~ M. post once
department for the past three years,
which. as Horace Greeley would cav.
will be "mighsy interesting reading"
During the last tiscal year, 5'Oso omces
were established discontinued J oOO; /;
appointments on retignasions aud COM
missions expired, 6,o65 appointments
on removals ana suspensions, Soo4 sp..
poinsments on change ot names ana
sites. asa; appointments on deaths o.
pnetmasters, $50; total number 81 ap"
poimtments 81 posim.sters OF AZ Cranes
during the wear. IoU5S UT inc wears
lass and 1855. 24.5H AND osI Teepsc-
lively, making total Of so'otS i"r tne
three years Of Democrat'c aoninistrs'
lion. which think is pretty sa'r snow
ing nom : purely psr'ssn p s'.nuPosn.. ~, ..,n.
our correspon"en. ~, 49,
b''ys In the trenches" sboo'o nj sne
0mces M.
u The great and good work - reclaim,
; ing public lands from The gtasping and
greedy railroad corporations. VINO nsve
iorfpited their chartered rights, s'''' goes
on. keeping step 70 the music q reform
} and the rights OF The people: Inc mosl
! important decision Of this kinu gwen y
! years Was rendered by the Secretsry q
the Interior few days since, revokine
the order Of his Republican preoecessor
: which Withdrew from ses''ement: unoc'
/ the Prescription and Homestead laws
) lie lamds rcndi'iona!'y granted ~ Inn
4 gress ID the Asin"tlc s"n tncsnc 5r's'os'
/ company amounting 20 twr"iS-ns. o
4 thirty million acres % '~n". ~ ms ssr
alone; the order sppies ~ s~vr's' o'"e ''s
railroads - well. and y 70 ~ present ~
possible 70 name the VAN n"moer 2
acres added to the public domain ~
: slery honest western setsIeT VII 10"
moved 20 toss up his nat a"u ns""s ~
enthusiastically "hooray lot .' n"
who thus couraReous'y perform: kren
public duty that enshr,nes ny nsn
1 among the gods ot their numo'e no''e
z holds. !
! The death Of Professor spencer :
4 Baird. secretary of the Smitnsonisn !"
( stisusion aud Commissioner o. risn ~
. Fisheries. u ose Of the sreasess cn'asn:
4 Ties that could hetall the wos.u s. -,
: ence. III. devoted : long ann use'u' ~ y
70 scien'inc 'esesscnes s....' 49, e' ts;s,,s
y burs. and his works on Natural n'eu!
aud Science, ensitle him % sAna n.s ~
II Audubon aud Agass'z. WIN oosn y
!. whom he has been sssoc'ateo ~ sne.s =
b vorite helds Of en- 'eavor. os..u
J Baird was truly benehctoF o. ~ ..sS 49,
. for to him the peopie @ tne Su".
o Ssaies are chieny ihueo.ed sos vne ~
: building of The flsh commission, the prc
J. !iie conssquent chsape"'"s - '"s' e-ee
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